Wiong Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wiong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wiong (28) may also be a first name.

Wiong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wiong Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wiong is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wiong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Wiong occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wiong live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Wiong is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 51 percent reside, Western, where 29 percent reside and West New Britain, where 13 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wihong9170/
Wiongq911/
Weihong83172/
Waihong83128/
Weiyong8323/
Waiyong832/
Wuihong832/
Biong803,940/
Wiang80155/
Weong8048/
Viong8033/
Uiong8018/
Wyong808/
Weijiong771/
Wajong73981/
Wayong73661/
Wijang7370/
Bihong7324/
Bijong7312/
Wuyong737/
Hwiang734/
Weyong733/
Wehong732/
Woyong732/
Vijong731/
Huiong731/
Wiangt731/
Wujong731/
Wihang731/
Wieang731/
Wyosng731/
Weoing730/
Wujiang67276/
Baijong67150/
Weiyang6760/
Huihong6755/
Waiyang6744/
Wiangke6714/
Woiyang6713/
Baiyong6711/
Wijangc672/
Hwayong672/
Vioteng671/
Vihuong671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiong
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